Meeting Recorder & Note Enhancement
Note Companion now includes a powerful Meeting Recorder feature that makes it easy to capture, transcribe, and enhance your meeting notes directly within Obsidian.
Record Meetings Directly in Obsidian
The built-in meeting recorder lets you capture audio directly from your browser’s microphone. Simply click “Start Recording” and the plugin will:
Record high-quality audio in M4A or WebM format (optimized for compression)
Automatically save recordings to your configured folder with date-based filenames
Show real-time recording duration
Handle duplicate filenames automatically
Recordings are saved directly to your vault, so they’re always accessible and backed up with your notes.
Discover Existing Recordings
The plugin automatically scans your vault for existing audio files and adds them to your meetings list. You can also manually trigger a scan to discover recordings you’ve added from other sources. The system tracks:
Recording date and time
File size and duration
Transcription status
Which notes have been enhanced with each recording
AI-Powered Note Enhancement
The real magic happens when you enhance a note with a recording. The “Enhance Note” feature will:
1. Automatically transcribe the recording if it hasn’t been transcribed yet (using OpenAI Whisper)
2. Generate structured content including:
Full transcript
Discussion points
Action items
3. Add embedded audio players so you can listen to the recording directly in your note
4. Merge multiple recordings - enhance the same note with multiple recordings, and all recordings will be listed together
The enhancement process is smart about preserving your existing note content and only adds new structured sections. If you enhance a note that already has enhanced sections from the same recording, you’ll be prompted before replacing them.
Smart Metadata Management
All recordings are tracked with comprehensive metadata stored in your vault. The system remembers:
Which recordings have been transcribed
Where transcript files are located
Which notes have been enhanced with each recording
Whether recordings were discovered or created through the recorder
This metadata ensures the plugin can efficiently reuse transcripts and track the relationship between recordings and notes.
Workflow Example
1. Start a meeting - Click “Start Recording” in the Meetings tab
2. Conduct your meeting - The recording happens in the background
3. Stop recording - Click “Stop Recording” when done
4. Open or create a note - Open the note you want to enhance
5. Enhance the note - Click “Enhance Note” next to your recording
6. Review the results - Your note now contains a full transcript, discussion points, action items, and an embedded audio player
Perfect For
Team meetings and standups
Client calls and interviews
Lectures and presentations
Personal voice memos
Any situation where you want to capture audio and turn it into structured notes
The Meeting Recorder feature integrates seamlessly with Note Companion’s existing transcription and AI capabilities, making it a complete solution for turning spoken content into organized, searchable notes.